Sunday, March 06, 2016
Ballot time in Arizona: Presidential primary edition
Full disclosure time: I am on the Permanent Early Voting List and have already voted in Arizona's Presidential Preference Election, and I voted for Bernie Sanders for president. Nothing about this post should be considered to be an endorsement...but if I was going to make one... :)
...A few thoughts as we approach the date of Arizona's presidential primary (Tuesday, March 22) -
- Everyone has their own "big issue" that they use as a litmus test when choosing which candidates to support. Mine is "will she/he work in the best interest of all of her/his constituents, and not just her/his donors and supporters". I can disagree with a candidate on an issue and still vote for that person, so long as I am convinced that their "guiding light" is the best interest of their constituents (example: Harry Mitchell would drive me up a wall with some of his votes in Congress, but I never doubted his respect, affection, and dedication to the people of Tempe or his district [when he held a "district" office, not a Tempe office]).
Of all of the candidates on both sides of the political aisle, I think that Bernie Sanders does the best job of meeting that criteria, which is why he won my vote.
- At this point, tt looks as if the horrific Donald Trump will be the nominee of the Republican Party, which should make life easier on the eventual Democratic nominee, whoever that may be. However horrific he may be as a candidate and as a human being though, his nomination doesn't guarantee a Democratic win.
Not even close.
One way for Democratic activists to enhance Trump's chances in the general election is if the supporters of the two main Democratic candidates, Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, refuse to "bury the hatchet" after the nominee is selected.
There have been some hurt feelings on both sides as (alleged) supporters of one candidate spout things that are demeaning toward the supporters of the other candidate.
My advice to partisans of both candidates:
When someone you personally know and respect goes "below the belt" in criticisms of your favored candidate or his/her supporters, discuss (or argue :) ) the matter with them.
When someone you don't know or have never even heard of does the same thing, ignore them.
- Related to the above paragraph, please read the one above that one. It serves as evidence that one can express support for a candidate without insulting another candidate or his/her supporters.
Note: Expressing support for one candidate does not in itself constitute an insult to another candidate. If you feel that someone civilly expressing support for a candidate that you don't support to be an insult, stay away from politics.
Your sensibilities are far too tender.
- Supporters of some of the candidates have been touting their preferred candidate's "resume". While the job of "President of the United States" is not an entry-level position (looking at you, Donald Trump), "resume" is not the deciding factor with most voters.
If it was, Barack Obama wouldn't have won in 2008; Bill Richardson (experience in Congress, as a cabinet secretary, state governor, ambassador to the UN, nominations for a couple of Nobel Peace Prizes, etc., in other words, "resume out the wazoo") would have.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Arizona Legislature: The coming week
This week is shaping up to be a relatively quiet one (with "relatively" being the key word here).
While there are a few colorful bills and strike-everything amendments (strikers) going before committee this week, the most interesting lege-related events will be after hours.
Some of the interesting bills/strikers:
A striker to SB1316, bringing back payday loans. Previously discussed here. (House Ways and Means, Monday)
SB1241, barring the use of photo radar traffic enforcement systems on any state highway
HB2048, mandating that ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation) give updates of driver's license records to the SOS (Arizona Secretary of State) (address changes, etc.) for comparison to voter registration records (Senate Transportation, Tuesday)
HB2133, making "agricultural aircraft" (aka - "cropdusters") exempt from sales tax (known in AZ as "transaction privilege tax", TPT), retroactive to 1985 (Senate Appropriations, Tuesday)
HB2030, letting retired police officers carry a gun in a bar (Senate Public Safety, Military, and Technology, Wednesday)
HB2224, barring any "encumberances" on private transactions involving firearms (Senate Government, Wednesday)
HB2402, micromanaging county and municipal bond elections
However interesting some of these bills may be, the most interesting stuff will take place away from the Capitol.
On Monday, many members of the lege will gather at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility for their annual "Cast and Blast" event. No word if they will be hosting Dick Cheney as a guest speaker...
On Tuesday, many of the same members (and more) will gather at Donovan's Steak and Chop House on Camelback Road in Phoenix for the annual ALEC Membership Drive and Dinner. As was documented in the past, the meeting is a schmoozefest for lobbyists and unethical public officials to meet.
The rest -
Notes:
All committees meetings and agendas are subject to change without notice, and frequently do. If you plan to travel to the Capitol to observe or weigh in on the consideration of a particular measure, check with the lege ahead of time to confirm that the meeting that you are interested in is still on schedule and your item(s) of interest is still on the agenda for that meeting.
Meeting rooms designated "HHR" are in the House of Representatives building.
Meeting rooms designated "SHR" are in the Senate building.
All House committee agendas can be found here.
All Senate committee agendas can be found here.
Committee schedule (mostly just copied and pasted from the lege's website. The agenda links work, as of this writing, but may not later in the week if an agenda is modified in some way):
Floor Calendars:
The House has four COW (Committee of the Whole) calendars (here, here, here, and here) and a Third Read calendar scheduled for Monday.
The Senate has both a COW calendar and a Third Read (final approval) calendar posted for Monday.
There will be floor calendars later in the week, but those are generally posted the day before, or even the day of, consideration.
The lege's Capitol Events calendar is here.
While there are a few colorful bills and strike-everything amendments (strikers) going before committee this week, the most interesting lege-related events will be after hours.
Some of the interesting bills/strikers:
A striker to SB1316, bringing back payday loans. Previously discussed here. (House Ways and Means, Monday)
SB1241, barring the use of photo radar traffic enforcement systems on any state highway
HB2048, mandating that ADOT (Arizona Department of Transportation) give updates of driver's license records to the SOS (Arizona Secretary of State) (address changes, etc.) for comparison to voter registration records (Senate Transportation, Tuesday)
HB2133, making "agricultural aircraft" (aka - "cropdusters") exempt from sales tax (known in AZ as "transaction privilege tax", TPT), retroactive to 1985 (Senate Appropriations, Tuesday)
HB2030, letting retired police officers carry a gun in a bar (Senate Public Safety, Military, and Technology, Wednesday)
HB2224, barring any "encumberances" on private transactions involving firearms (Senate Government, Wednesday)
HB2402, micromanaging county and municipal bond elections
However interesting some of these bills may be, the most interesting stuff will take place away from the Capitol.
On Monday, many members of the lege will gather at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility for their annual "Cast and Blast" event. No word if they will be hosting Dick Cheney as a guest speaker...
On Tuesday, many of the same members (and more) will gather at Donovan's Steak and Chop House on Camelback Road in Phoenix for the annual ALEC Membership Drive and Dinner. As was documented in the past, the meeting is a schmoozefest for lobbyists and unethical public officials to meet.
The rest -
Notes:
All committees meetings and agendas are subject to change without notice, and frequently do. If you plan to travel to the Capitol to observe or weigh in on the consideration of a particular measure, check with the lege ahead of time to confirm that the meeting that you are interested in is still on schedule and your item(s) of interest is still on the agenda for that meeting.
Meeting rooms designated "HHR" are in the House of Representatives building.
Meeting rooms designated "SHR" are in the Senate building.
All House committee agendas can be found here.
All Senate committee agendas can be found here.
Committee schedule (mostly just copied and pasted from the lege's website. The agenda links work, as of this writing, but may not later in the week if an agenda is modified in some way):
Agenda Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
03/03/16 | Agriculture, Water and Lands | 10:00 A.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
03/03/16 | Government and Higher Education | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
03/03/16 | Military Affairs and Public Safety | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Commerce | 9:30 A.M. NOTE TIME CHANGE | HHR 1 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Education | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Federalism and States' Rights | NOT MEETING | HHR 5 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Insurance | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Judiciary | 10:00 A.M. NOTE TIME CHANGE | HHR 3 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Banking and Financial Services | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Health | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Rural and Economic Development | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Children and Family Affairs | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | County and Municipal Affairs | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Elections | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Energy, Environment and Natural Resources | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Rules | UPON RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF FLOOR | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Ways and Means | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
02/25/16 | Agriculture, Water and Lands | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
Agenda Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
03/03/16 | Education | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
03/03/16 | Judiciary | 9:30 A.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Finance | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Financial Institutions | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Government | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Health and Human Services | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
03/02/16 | Public Safety, Military and Technology | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Federalism, Mandates and Fiscal Responsibility | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
03/01/16 | Transportation | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Commerce and Workforce Development | 1:45 P.M. OR UPON ADJ OF FLOOR (NOTE TIME CHANGE) | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Natural Resources | 10:00 A.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Rules | 1:00 P.M. | Caucus Room 1 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | State Debt and Budget Reform | NOT MEETING* | SHR 3 | Click Here |
02/29/16 | Water and Energy | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
Floor Calendars:
The House has four COW (Committee of the Whole) calendars (here, here, here, and here) and a Third Read calendar scheduled for Monday.
The Senate has both a COW calendar and a Third Read (final approval) calendar posted for Monday.
There will be floor calendars later in the week, but those are generally posted the day before, or even the day of, consideration.
The lege's Capitol Events calendar is here.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Payday loans, like toenail fungus, don't go away unless a thorough cleaning job is done
...And, apparently, Arizona's legislators don't think that Arizona's voters were thorough, or clear, enough in 2008 when we soundly rejected their payday loan legalization proposal in that year's election.
Payday loans were short term cash loans with usurious interest rates (400%!). The loophole in Arizona law that exempted them from the 36% cap for an annual interest rate expired in 2010, and while there have been periodic efforts by legislators to revive them, those have all failed.
Well, Arizona's legislators are nothing if not persistent.
On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee will hear a striker to SB1316.
If enacted, it would bring back payday loans by another name, "flexible credit loans". Such "loans" would carry an annual interest rate of "only" 204%.
The bill is beingpimped pushed by an astroturf (fake grassroots, but it doesn't look like that they are putting much effort into hiding who is behind this) group named "Arizona Financial Choice Association' (AFCA) -
A quick check of records at the Arizona Corporation Commission turns up this -
A little quick research into the two listed "directors" turned up strong ties to the legal loansharking industry -
In other words, the FB ad pushed by this group is partially correct - people *should* contact their legislators about this bill.
And let them know that we are watching.
Payday loans were short term cash loans with usurious interest rates (400%!). The loophole in Arizona law that exempted them from the 36% cap for an annual interest rate expired in 2010, and while there have been periodic efforts by legislators to revive them, those have all failed.
Well, Arizona's legislators are nothing if not persistent.
On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee will hear a striker to SB1316.
If enacted, it would bring back payday loans by another name, "flexible credit loans". Such "loans" would carry an annual interest rate of "only" 204%.
The bill is being
From my FB feed, 2/27/2016 |
A quick check of records at the Arizona Corporation Commission turns up this -
A little quick research into the two listed "directors" turned up strong ties to the legal loansharking industry -
In other words, the FB ad pushed by this group is partially correct - people *should* contact their legislators about this bill.
And let them know that we are watching.
Matt Salmon announces his retirement from Congress: Let the political battle royal begin
On Thursday, Congressman Matt Salmon announced that he will not be seeking reelection to Congress in 2016.
This wasn't a sudden move - senior Salmon staffers have been looking for, and finding, soft landing spots for weeks now, and his announcement was followed quickly by an endorsement of Andy Biggs, president of the Arizona State Senate, to be his replacement.
While the Biggs endorsement was (presumably) an attempt to preempt a primary battle for the safe R seat, there are a number of Rs looking at the race, or at least being speculated about for the race.
From AZCentral.com, written by Rebekah L. Sanders -
Other names being bandied about (some from Sanders' Twitter feed, some from other Twitter feeds, some from people I've spoken to), and my quick takes on them:
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny - very conservative, but suffers from occasional bouts of sanity, which will disqualify him in any R primary
Former member of Congress Ben Quayle - Hey, he bought his way past low expectations in 2010, it could work again
Perennial candidate Vernon Parker - like Christine Jones, above, he hasn't won anything yet, but he has enough connections, money, and ambition that his name will always be bandied about
Businessman Stephen Viramontes - because in the R worldview, "has money" = "qualified for public office"
Former candidate for governor Gary Tupper (2006) - every large field of candidates needs at least one "Who's that?" candidate
Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema - nominally a Democrat but widely viewed as an aspiring R. And has been known to at least consider district shopping
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio - because, you know, he throws his name into the discussion for every race
Note: as of this writing, the FEC's website doesn't show CD5 filings by any of the people listed above.
Note2: Travis Grantham, mentioned in the article above, has opened an exploratory committee for a run for the AZ House from LD12 (committee ID - 201600462). With Biggs running for Congress, LD12 House member Warren Petersen will be running for Biggs' Senate seat, opening up a House slot.
This wasn't a sudden move - senior Salmon staffers have been looking for, and finding, soft landing spots for weeks now, and his announcement was followed quickly by an endorsement of Andy Biggs, president of the Arizona State Senate, to be his replacement.
While the Biggs endorsement was (presumably) an attempt to preempt a primary battle for the safe R seat, there are a number of Rs looking at the race, or at least being speculated about for the race.
From AZCentral.com, written by Rebekah L. Sanders -
The open seat left by retiring U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., is going to be tempting bait to a school of East Valley Republicans.
When a safely Republican district without an incumbent came open in Arizona in 2010, that race attracted 10 GOP candidates.
{snip}
The first name on most insiders' lips for Salmon's seat is his former rival, Kirk Adams, who now serves as Gov. Doug Ducey's right-hand man. Adams lost to Salmon in the 5th District primary in 2012 and formerly was leader of the Arizona House.
{snip}
Republicans who say they'll have to think about entering the race include:
A number of others could run, but they didn't respond to calls from The Arizona Republic. They include:
- State Rep. Justin Olson, R-Mesa, who said he could scrap a bid for state House Speaker.
- State Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa: "I am seriously considering it. ... I'm going to really have to pray."
- Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Chucri: "Have I been getting calls? Yes. ... I'll have to look at it and talk to my family."
- Aviation businessman and former congressional candidate Travis Grantham: "I'm eyeing that very closely. And also the state House."
- Former GoDaddy executive Christine Jones, who ran for governor in 2014: Salmon's retirement "was the talk of the town (at Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane's state of the city luncheon) today. ... I hadn't had this on my radar at all."
- Mesa Councilman Alex Finter: "My phone's been ringing off the hook. At this point I'm not ruling anything out."
- Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a 2014 gubernatorial candidate
- Maricopa County Supervisor Denny Barney
- Outgoing Gilbert Mayor John Lewis
- State Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa
- Former Senate President Russell Pearce
Other names being bandied about (some from Sanders' Twitter feed, some from other Twitter feeds, some from people I've spoken to), and my quick takes on them:
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny - very conservative, but suffers from occasional bouts of sanity, which will disqualify him in any R primary
Former member of Congress Ben Quayle - Hey, he bought his way past low expectations in 2010, it could work again
Perennial candidate Vernon Parker - like Christine Jones, above, he hasn't won anything yet, but he has enough connections, money, and ambition that his name will always be bandied about
Businessman Stephen Viramontes - because in the R worldview, "has money" = "qualified for public office"
Former candidate for governor Gary Tupper (2006) - every large field of candidates needs at least one "Who's that?" candidate
Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema - nominally a Democrat but widely viewed as an aspiring R. And has been known to at least consider district shopping
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio - because, you know, he throws his name into the discussion for every race
Note: as of this writing, the FEC's website doesn't show CD5 filings by any of the people listed above.
Note2: Travis Grantham, mentioned in the article above, has opened an exploratory committee for a run for the AZ House from LD12 (committee ID - 201600462). With Biggs running for Congress, LD12 House member Warren Petersen will be running for Biggs' Senate seat, opening up a House slot.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Arizona Legislature: The coming week
This is shaping up to be a relatively quiet week at the lege, with the emphasis on "relatively". Whenever the Arizona Legislature is in session, "colorful" is guaranteed to be on the docket, and this week is no exception.
However, this is one of those weeks where the really juicy stuff will pop up later, in the forms of amended agendas or strikers.
Some of the matters going before committees this week:
- HB2130 and HB2131, banning plastic bag bans and mandatory local recycling programs. Last year's legislature passed these and they were signed into law by Doug Ducey. However, they were incorporated into one bill and were the subject of a lawsuit to block them on the grounds that the bill violated the "single subject rule". The Rs in the lege are now trying to get around that by passed the bans again, only as part of individual bills. The problem? Most (all?) of the municipalities that have enacted, or may ever enact, plastic bag bans and/or local recycling programs are "charter" cities, and a court has ruled that the lege's ability to interfere with wholly local matters in charter cities (like the conduct of elections) is very limited. (Senate Water and Energy, Monday)
- HB2023, making the collection of early ballots a class 6 felony (Senate Government, Wednesday)
- HB2152, removing the prohibition for consumer lenders from paying for referrals for consumer loan business (Senate Financial Institutions, Wednesday)
- SCM1007, a love letter to the feds, urging the EPA to stop advocating for cleaner air (House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources, Monday)
However, the most intriguing item of the week looks to be on Thursday's agenda for the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee.
If you attend, forget the popcorn.
Bring body armor.
The rest -
Notes:
All committees meetings and agendas are subject to change without notice, and frequently do. If you plan to travel to the Capitol to observe or weigh in on the consideration of a particular measure, check with the lege ahead of time to confirm that the meeting that you are interested in is still on schedule and your item(s) of interest is still on the agenda for that meeting.
Meeting rooms designated "HHR" are in the House of Representatives building.
Meeting rooms designated "SHR" are in the Senate building.
All House committee agendas can be found here.
All Senate committee agendas can be found here.
Committee schedule (mostly just copied and pasted from the lege's website. The agenda links work, as of this writing, but may not later in the week if an agenda is modified in some way):
Floor Calendars:
The House has a COW (Committee of the Whole) calendar scheduled for Monday.
The Senate has both a COW calendar and a Third Read (final approval) calendar posted for Monday.
There will be floor calendars later in the week, but those are generally posted the day before, or even the day of, consideration.
The lege's Capitol Events calendar is here.
However, this is one of those weeks where the really juicy stuff will pop up later, in the forms of amended agendas or strikers.
Some of the matters going before committees this week:
- HB2130 and HB2131, banning plastic bag bans and mandatory local recycling programs. Last year's legislature passed these and they were signed into law by Doug Ducey. However, they were incorporated into one bill and were the subject of a lawsuit to block them on the grounds that the bill violated the "single subject rule". The Rs in the lege are now trying to get around that by passed the bans again, only as part of individual bills. The problem? Most (all?) of the municipalities that have enacted, or may ever enact, plastic bag bans and/or local recycling programs are "charter" cities, and a court has ruled that the lege's ability to interfere with wholly local matters in charter cities (like the conduct of elections) is very limited. (Senate Water and Energy, Monday)
- HB2023, making the collection of early ballots a class 6 felony (Senate Government, Wednesday)
- HB2152, removing the prohibition for consumer lenders from paying for referrals for consumer loan business (Senate Financial Institutions, Wednesday)
- SCM1007, a love letter to the feds, urging the EPA to stop advocating for cleaner air (House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources, Monday)
However, the most intriguing item of the week looks to be on Thursday's agenda for the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee.
If you attend, forget the popcorn.
Bring body armor.
The rest -
Notes:
All committees meetings and agendas are subject to change without notice, and frequently do. If you plan to travel to the Capitol to observe or weigh in on the consideration of a particular measure, check with the lege ahead of time to confirm that the meeting that you are interested in is still on schedule and your item(s) of interest is still on the agenda for that meeting.
Meeting rooms designated "HHR" are in the House of Representatives building.
Meeting rooms designated "SHR" are in the Senate building.
All House committee agendas can be found here.
All Senate committee agendas can be found here.
Committee schedule (mostly just copied and pasted from the lege's website. The agenda links work, as of this writing, but may not later in the week if an agenda is modified in some way):
Senate Agendas | ||||
Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
02/25/16 | Education | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/25/16 | Judiciary | 10:00 A.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Finance | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Financial Institutions | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Government | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Health and Human Services | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Public Safety, Military and Technology | 9:00 A.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 109 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Federalism, Mandates and Fiscal Responsibility | NOT MEETING* | SHR 3 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Transportation | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Commerce and Workforce Development | NOT MEETING* | SHR 1 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Natural Resources | NOT MEETING* | SHR 109 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Rules | 1:00 P.M. | Caucus Room 1 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | State Debt and Budget Reform | 10:00 A.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Water and Energy | 2:00 P.M. | SHR 3 | Click Here |
House Agendas | ||||
Date | Committee | Time | Room | Agenda |
02/25/16 | Agriculture, Water and Lands | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 3 | Click Here |
02/25/16 | Government and Higher Education | 9:00 A.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/25/16 | Military Affairs and Public Safety | 9:00 A.M. (NOTE TIME CHANGE) | HHR 5 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Appropriations | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Commerce | CANCELLED - 9:30 A.M. NOTE TIME CHANGE | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Education | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Federalism and States' Rights | NOT MEETING | HHR 5 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Insurance | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/24/16 | Judiciary | NOT MEETING | HHR 3 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Banking and Financial Services | NOT MEETING | HHR 3 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Health | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Rural and Economic Development | NOT MEETING | HHR 5 | Click Here |
02/23/16 | Transportation and Infrastructure | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Children and Family Affairs | 2:00 P.M. | HHR 5 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | County and Municipal Affairs | 2:00 P.M. OR UPON ADJOURNMENT OF FLOOR ( NOTE TIME | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Elections | NOT MEETING | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Energy, Environment and Natural Resources | 2:00 P.M. or Upon Adjournment of Floor | HHR 1 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Rules | 1:00 P.M. | HHR 4 | Click Here |
02/22/16 | Ways and Means | NOT MEETING | HHR 3 | Click Here |
Floor Calendars:
The House has a COW (Committee of the Whole) calendar scheduled for Monday.
The Senate has both a COW calendar and a Third Read (final approval) calendar posted for Monday.
There will be floor calendars later in the week, but those are generally posted the day before, or even the day of, consideration.
The lege's Capitol Events calendar is here.
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